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The Business Team is here for Assistance

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If you think that registering for courses can be a confusing and frustrating experience, don’t wait another minute to contact our Business Team for help. Email us at CenterForBusinessAndAccounting@necc.mass.edu

We want you to understand and be in control of the choices you make during your time here at NECC, so we’ve created this site in hopes of addressing those lingering questions and demystifying some of the Registration myths.

 

Different ways NECC provides courses

In the Fall, we identify the courses by using some of the old definitions mixed with some new ones:

First, let’s look at some of the old definitions:

  • Online: Completely online with no classroom meetings
  • Hybrid: Online course with some limited classroom meetings
  • Web-Enhanced: Traditional class meetings with required web assignments
  • Web Companion: Traditional class meetings with supplemental web assignments

Some of the new definitions:

  • On-Campus: Physical Face-to-Face course on a specific day and time
  • Required Online Meeting Time: Online (Zoom) Meeting on a specific day and time

Oh, and if are you wondering what the “U” stands for in UMTWRFS? It’s for Sunday, but Business doesn’t offer any Sunday courses at this time.

 

Things You Definitely Want to Know

Things You Definitely Want to Know!

Check out your Program’s Pathway

The best place to start is to understand the courses you’ll need to take for your program. For the list of Business Program pathways, click here!

What are Core Academic Skills?

All students need to take courses that meet the 6 Academic Skills designed to provide you with proper skills for your scholastic experience. Don’t worry, all Business programs are designed to provide you with courses that fulfill this requirement.

For a list of courses with Core Academic Skills designation, click here!

What courses are considered Electives?

To find electives can be confusing unless you click here!

Some Accounting courses are offered in specific semesters only

Please be aware that some Accounting courses are only offered in the Fall and some are only offered in the Spring.

Fall Only:

  • Intermediate Accounting I (ACC201) is only offered in the Fall semester. Intermediate Accounting I does NOT have to be taken before Intermediate Accounting II. Prereq: ACC102 with a C or better.
  • Tax Accounting (ACC204) is only offered in the Fall semester. Prereqs: ACC102 with a C or better.

Spring Only:

  • Intermediate Accounting II (ACC202) is only offered in the Spring semester. Intermediate Accounting I does NOT have to be taken before Intermediate Accounting II. Prereq: ACC102 with a C or better.
  • Computerized Accounting (ACC205) is only offered online and is only offered in the Spring semester. Prereqs: ACC102 with a C or better and CIS110

All semesters:

  • Managerial Accounting (ACC203) is offered in the fall, spring, and summer. Prereq: ACC102 with a C or better.
Common Prerequisites for Business Courses

BUS102

  • ACC101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently
  • BUS101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently
  • MKT210 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently

BUS105

  • BUS101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently
  • ENG102 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently

BUS211

  • BUS101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently
  • ENG102 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently

MGT201

  • BUS101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently

MGT205

  • BUS101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently

MKT210

  • BUS101 with a D or better-cannot be taken concurrently

FIN201

  • ACC102 with a C or better-cannot be taken concurrently

ACC201, ACC202, ACC203, and ACC204

  • ACC102 with a C or better-cannot be taken concurrently

ACC205

  • ACC102 with a C or better-cannot be taken concurrently
  • CIS110 with a C or better-cannot be taken concurrently
Confused about which Math courses to take?

Confused about which Math courses to take?

  • Business Transfer students are suggested to take MAT125, MAT130, and MAT171 (required by some 4-year institutions)
  • Business Management and Accounting students are suggested to take MAT122 and MAT125

Math Pathways updated March 2024

 

What happens when you drop a course?

Click here before dropping a course.

How can you register on your own?

Do Your Research

  • Check out all the great information on this site about the academic requirements of your program
  • Watch out for the common pitfalls
  • Explore Navigate’s Academic Planning, Registration, and Bill payment tools
  • Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about Navigate

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